Domoticz full integration
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Hey QQ it is always easier to ask than to do...
So far there is no will on one side to do something, on the other same issue... (one developper on each side alone...)some people have ported the mysensors integration to openahab (which has a working z-wave integration and RFXtrx), but for your case it is a bit different...
First ask yourself if you are building a mysensors and for what use (needs some soldering, DIY, purchase, enery solving issue, boxing... that is not things bought uppon a shelf), and then you'll need to find people or make it yourself.
@epierre Yeah..right..:| thank you for the life lesson.
Actually, how surprising it might look, I don't have the need: I have Arduino, communicating together in a simple protocol and integrating very well with my domoticz installation (by the way, it supports lots of devices...). But, I have good will....And integration between mysensors and Domoticz seems quite logical to me. If this is a fight between number of code lines (which is probably not to the advantage of mysensors), then, fine by me: I'm out the game.
Regards.
QQ.
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@epierre Yeah..right..:| thank you for the life lesson.
Actually, how surprising it might look, I don't have the need: I have Arduino, communicating together in a simple protocol and integrating very well with my domoticz installation (by the way, it supports lots of devices...). But, I have good will....And integration between mysensors and Domoticz seems quite logical to me. If this is a fight between number of code lines (which is probably not to the advantage of mysensors), then, fine by me: I'm out the game.
Regards.
QQ.
@qqlapraline I don't really understand what you are trying to ask or say but I do know that the mySensors project is a project supported by only a handful of people.
I for myself wanted integration with Indigo Domotica and, because I soon understood that I am the first (and at this point only) person asking for it I started developing a plugin for it.
It is not my first priority (I have to make a living and my partner needs some attention as well) but I will get there.
What you are asking (as far as I understand) is others to step up to the plate for something that you want or think makes sense in some future.
That, as you probably understand by now, will only happen when more people start asking for it and/or someone takes the lead.
When you are not that person I don't think it is correct to 'blame' anybody or get cynical because, just maybe, the time is not on your side. -
Nevertheless i am not a good programmer i will try tomorrow to make mysensors work with domoticz with at least temp sensors by the ethernet and json. Will see what i can acomplish with 90% desire, and 10% of knowledge:) Maybe it would be first step for others:)
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Hi all,
A hint of what is going on... with the vera gateway !
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Someone who knows Domoticz need to step up and help creating a plugin for the controller. Either by using the serial protocol or by utilizing MQTT.
We can help someone get started but the actual work has to be done by someone actually using the controller.
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I would add someone developping in domoticz for there are (too) few and some new features should be added too...
externally is possible and ongoing...
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+1 to domoticz full integration plizzzz !!!!
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Also, if such a C++ ninja would appear, many would be very, very happy to also see native MQTT support for Domoticz.
http://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=838 -
Also, if such a C++ ninja would appear, many would be very, very happy to also see native MQTT support for Domoticz.
http://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=838 -
I've commented on the Domiticz feature request:
http://www.domoticz.com/forum/tracker.php?p=2&t=143@hek I would say a demi dozen ninjas would be necessary, one for understanding, one for mapping, one for coding, one for testing one for answering people claims and one ... to support the integration of the code... did I miss one ? ;-)
the internal model is not unified, this is more types built uppon types in several classes, based on evolutions from rfxtrx and then zwave, some are duplications of others (hard coded, no attributes...)... a real headache just on the JSON interface and no testbed/test cases/testmaterial, just full debug with users reporting bugs... doing the Imperihome integration I can say I had a hard time just from outside the code...
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@bjornhallberg did you call for a c++ ninja? ;-)
@Yveaux Haha, yeah, but in all honestly I'm not expecting or suggesting anyone here do their work for them. If they had any sense they would have had support for MQTT and such years ago. And an infrastructure in place for user plugins. I'm such a sad sod that I actually subscribe to the RSS feed for Domoticz commits (for a few months now, as I do with many of these HA software) and I can't say I'm often surprised by anything they put into the code.
On the other hand Domoticz has a lot going for it, including pretty decent graphs that work out of the box. It has blockly. And it has native code. And its JSON API isn't half bad either. I mean, I did try the script by @epierre for a while and I could have settled for hard coding sensor input into Domoticz ... but now I've scrapped the serial gateway due to issues brought up in the other thread and I'm back to either the MQTT or Ethernet gateway so no more Domoticz input. Unless I get a new single-board computer or NUC or whatever to interface with.
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@Yveaux Haha, yeah, but in all honestly I'm not expecting or suggesting anyone here do their work for them. If they had any sense they would have had support for MQTT and such years ago. And an infrastructure in place for user plugins. I'm such a sad sod that I actually subscribe to the RSS feed for Domoticz commits (for a few months now, as I do with many of these HA software) and I can't say I'm often surprised by anything they put into the code.
On the other hand Domoticz has a lot going for it, including pretty decent graphs that work out of the box. It has blockly. And it has native code. And its JSON API isn't half bad either. I mean, I did try the script by @epierre for a while and I could have settled for hard coding sensor input into Domoticz ... but now I've scrapped the serial gateway due to issues brought up in the other thread and I'm back to either the MQTT or Ethernet gateway so no more Domoticz input. Unless I get a new single-board computer or NUC or whatever to interface with.
@bjornhallberg What do you mean by :
but now I've scrapped the serial gateway due to issues brought up in the other thread and I'm back to either the MQTT or Ethernet gateway so no more Domoticz input. Unless I get a new single-board computer or NUC or whatever to interface with.Domoticz is perfect for 433Mhz users supported by the rfxtrx, which is its origin. Here you need to code, flash, wire, power, find a box... not for the faintest of heart... clearly not a plug and play philosophy of Domoticz. This is why I'm wopndering so many people ask for the integration but actually don't report questions on sketches or issues, are there are many...
z-wave - Vera -> Domoticz
rfx - Domoticz <- MyDomoAtHome <- Imperihome
mysensors -> mysensors-gw -> Domoticz -
@bjornhallberg What do you mean by :
but now I've scrapped the serial gateway due to issues brought up in the other thread and I'm back to either the MQTT or Ethernet gateway so no more Domoticz input. Unless I get a new single-board computer or NUC or whatever to interface with.Domoticz is perfect for 433Mhz users supported by the rfxtrx, which is its origin. Here you need to code, flash, wire, power, find a box... not for the faintest of heart... clearly not a plug and play philosophy of Domoticz. This is why I'm wopndering so many people ask for the integration but actually don't report questions on sketches or issues, are there are many...
@epierre I just meant that I used to have an Arduino Nano + NRF24 PA LNA connected to my Raspberry, but due to some issue or another (I'm not sure) it wouldn't work properly. Perhaps the power draw on the 3.3V. Perhaps the two extra walls between the Raspberry and where I currently have the MQTT gateway. Perhaps interference from some other piece of electronic inside the cramped camera housing. Who knows.
Of course moving away from serial gateway means a world of trouble as most controllers and such have plugins made with that gateway in mind. IF I get a new computer to host a serial gateway, it would have to be many, many times faster than the Raspberry and preferably x86. With only slightly higher idle power consumption. Only the latest generation i3 and i5 NUCs match that description.
Right now I'm looking into paho-mqtt for python and making a script much like yours that uses the JSON API to update virtual sensors inside Domoticz. I'm almost there I hope. It's not pretty but trying to get some of these other HA solutions to work is like banging your head against a brick wall. At least with Domoticz you have a great deal going for you out of the box. Like graphing which I mentioned above. Seeing all these new and fantastic JS graphing solutions, you sort of get a bit spoiled. Domoticz has some of the best graphs imo, even if that isn't saying much.
